South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths talks about the continued impact of Storm Bert, as well as council library cuts, in his blog for Caerphilly Observer.
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Senedd rejects Conservative calls for £660m tax cuts
Senedd members voted down Conservative calls to cut taxes for 1.7 million people in Wales.Sam Rowlands said his party would use devolved tax powers to put more money back into people’s pockets,…
More time granted for 99-home development on school site
A developer will have another three years to produce final plans for a housing development on the site of Oakdale Comprehensive School.
Questions over council spending on shopping centre deal
Newport City Council has paid £3.5 million in subsidies linked to a shopping centre over the past eight years.
‘Small’ extension to opening hours at gym and storage area
The “mixed use” development at a former brickworks, on Dan Y Graig Road, includes a car sales business and a gym.
‘Something must be done’: Senedd debates calls for smartphone-free schools
Senedd Members warned “something must be done” with smartphones causing disruption in classrooms and fuelling mental health problems among pupils.
Questions asked over Tfw pledge to fix railway footbridge, five years after it was damaged
The Tynygraig footbridge, in Llanbradach, was struck by a skip lorry in 2020 – and is yet to be replaced, despite a pledge to do so by the end of 2024.
Health chiefs face questions over eye care digital delays
Peter Fox, the newly elected chair of the Senedd’s health committee, pressed witnesses about a lack of digital infrastructure “holding back” improvement in eye care services.
Senedd unites to pass ‘truly historic’ Welsh education bill
The Senedd unanimously passed a “far-reaching, truly historic” bill aimed at transforming education as part of the ambition of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050.
‘Fierce’ and ‘forthright’ councillor becomes city’s new mayor
Cllr Kate Thomas took up the role as Newport’s 393rd mayor at a ceremony on Tuesday May 13.